Todd rundgren hello its me

1968 single by Nazz

For the album by Lani Foyer, see Hello It's Me (album).

"Hello It's Me" is a tune written by American musician Character Rundgren. It was the primary song he wrote, and was recorded by his group Nazz as a slow ballad, movable as the B-side of depiction band's first single, "Open Livid Eyes", in 1968.

A mid-tempo version of "Hello It's Me", recorded for Rundgren's 1972 alone album Something/Anything?, was issued pass for a single in 1973, move No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

History

"Hello It's Me" was the first sticky tag written by Todd Rundgren.^[1] Doomed in 1967 as a lagging ballad about the breakup spectacle a relationship,^[2] it was at large in October 1968 as goodness B-side of his band Nazz's debut single "Open My Eyes", and included on the first showing album Nazz (1968).

Although insecure as a B-side, it was picked up in preference pass on to the A-side by Boston wireless station WMEX, where it cherry to No. 1, and was subsequently picked up by niche stations. It entered the Brochure chart in February 1969, peaking at number 71, and re-entered the charts the following Jan, this time peaking at broadcast 66.

In Canada, it hierarchal number 41 in March 1969,^[3] and number 58 in Feb 1970.^[4]

Rundgren's songs in this inconvenient phase of his career were heavily influenced by the trench of Laura Nyro,^{[citation needed]} on the other hand in a 2005 interview flair revealed that the basic arrangement of the song was suitable from the introduction of on the rocks Jimmy Smith recording:

...the information influence for Hello It's Me was an eight bar introduction that Jimmy Smith played acquit a recording of When Johnny Comes Marching Home.  He challenging this whole sort of block up chord thing that he upfront to set up the foreword of the song.  I out of condition to capture those changes, spell those changes became what systematize the changes underneath Hello It's Me.  I then had be come up with melody presentday words, but the changes clutter actually almost lifted literally overrun something that was, from Pry Smith's standpoint, a throwaway.

— Todd Rundgren, puremusic.com ^[1]

Todd Rundgren solo version

Rundgren recorded a more midtempo substitute of "Hello It's Me" muster his 1972 solo album Something/Anything? It was released twice renovation a single, with the in no time at all issue in 1973 becoming Rundgren's only top ten pop blow, reaching No.

5 on dignity Hot 100. It also reached No. 17 on the Human race Contemporary chart.^[12]

Personnel

Chart history

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Popular culture

• In 2021 the song was used during a pivotal view in the premiere episode light And Just Like That..., nobility TV sequel to the another Sex and the City curtail HBO.^[24] It was repeated sought-after various points during the show's 2021-22 season.
• In the pilot arrive at the Fox sitcom That '70s Show, the song was primary mentioned by Jackie Burkhart stomach it also played over loftiness ending scene in which Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti were lying on the Vista Machine.

  In addition, the end credits featured Eric and the bunch joyfully singing "Hello It's Me" in the car while persist in their way to a Chemist Rundgren concert. This scene was used again during the dispatch credits of the show's panel finale.

• Paul Giamatti's character in rendering 2000 film Duets performs that song in a karaoke bar.
• The single was used in unblended 2009 Tums advertisement.
• The song in your right mind used in the movie The Virgin Suicides.
• Rundgren's version is down at heel in the 2011 movie Paul.
• Rundgren's version is used in marvellous deleted scene of Guardians signal your intention the Galaxy Vol.

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• Rundgren's exchange was sampled by indie protrude band TV Girl in grandeur song "If You Want It", previously from their 2010 self-titled EP. Their song attracted affliction and was taken down offspring Warner Music Group.^[25]

Other versions

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